Dr. Doria M Easter, MD

I have had Dr. Easter for awhile now but never really saw her because I’m not that type that runs to the doctors for every little thing. It has to be something serious. Needless to say, my visit with Dr. Easter was dismissive, she didn’t listen, she’s not very caring & she was not very communicative. I’ve sent her messages via KP org and she doesn’t respond. I even had to go through another doctor outside of her to refill my medication because she denied it with no reason as to why. However, another doctor approved it in minutes. I still have yet to receive a response to a email I sent her 5 days ago. She is not caring, she’s not thorough and it’s evident that she’s only there for a paycheck. Kaiser needs to get rid of her ASAP.. this is NOT acceptable at all. I am the patient & my insurance and tax dollars should not be spent on someone like this. Someone if this caliber should not be in this line of work. I am going to contact the Medical Board as well because this is unacceptable &… Kaiser needs to get rid of her because she is really bringing their reputation down.

I had to change Dr’s. My experience with her was horrible each time I saw her. Once she accused me of not taking my Synthroid because my TSH was out of range. Another visit told me I had to come off of estrogen completely. She advised me to see a specialist, I did & they told me it was fine to continue & ultimately my choice. Easter refused. Every interaction I had with her was degrading & I would walk out of there feeling horrible.

I saw Dr. Easter for bad joint pain. She had a cold bedside manor and wouldn't do imaging or any tests other than an exam. She said I was too young for a joint replacement so wouldn't consent to an x-ray despite family history with the same problem. She must not enjoy her job.

Very attentive for recent bad ailment .Very knowledgeable and good care given

She isn't open to holistic medicinal care.

TERRIBLE experience! RUN away! I've seen Dr Easter for several visits and each time she would refuse any kind of treatment until I demanded her to do something to treat whatever was wrong. I'm not one to go to the doctor's office at the drop of a hat, so every time I scheduled an appointment, I was sick and needed actual medical help, more than the "I think it's nothing, come back if the symptoms don't go away on their own after a week" kind of advise I got from her. I had a bad fall on some ice last year. I came to her twice about persistent back pain and problems with range of motion. The first time she advised me that it was "probably nothing", BEFORE checking my back or doing any kind of exam. I was told to wait it out and take an Ibuprofen. Few weeks later, the pain was still a problem and I asked for an X-ray or something and she refused, only to tell me that back injuries take time to heal. I would understand that if she was dealing with an 86 year old, not someone in their… twenties who is otherwise in good health. It's been MONTHS and back pain is only getting worse. It's infuriating to be denied treatment. There is absolutely no reason not to examine the problem and begin treating the cause of it, especially since I'm still in a lot of pain while I "wait for it to magically go away". DO NOT SEE THIS DOCTOR!!!

In response to one of the claims that there is possible racial prejudice, I am of African American decent. She did not acknowlege my pain when I contracted a MRSA staff infection on my stomach. The pain medication she prescribed did not work and when she sliced my stomack to drain the cyst, all she said was "You're not going to hit me, are you." as I clenched the exam table and my upper thighs in pain, yelping in pain. She was also my son's practitioner (he is now 15 years). She examined him for a malnormity in his groin area when he was about 12 years old. She said it was nothing and that we can consider cosmetic options if he doesn't grow out of it. My son just had an appointment last week because the issue has gotten worse. We now need to schedule an appoinment to check for potential liver problems. I was advised this should have been done years ago. Doria Easter is an idiot and I hope and pray my son is fine and does not suffer because of her incompetency.

My first visit to this doctor was for shingles, she didn't shake my hand or really welcome me at all, just coldly asked why I was there, interrupted me before I was done explaining my symptoms, told me she didn't think it was shingles (I didn't have a lot of rash yet as it had just started and I only had about 3 little clusters of bumps, they had not blistered yet, but if she would have done her research prior to my appt she would know that some people don't even get a rash, you can tell based off the burning stinging skin symptoms, but oh yeah, remember she didn't let me finish). Finally she said she'd just "go ahead and treat me for shingles" and prescribed me Acyclovir, an anti-viral medication. This is perfect... Well I also asked her for something for pain, mind you I had also told her at least 3 times during the appt how much pain I was in, had been crying at work all day and only made it through the day knowing I just had to get to this appt and then I would get the help I… needed. Or so I thought. She told me that the Acyclovir would help with the pain, so I believed her, and left. No "feel better" or " let me know if it gets worse, etc" or anything. I immediately started taking the Acyclovir and after 3 hours and 2 cold baths I was in so much pain I could hardly breathe. My skin was on FIRE (anyone that has had shingles knows what this is like) and my left side of my body was aching so bad I couldn't even walk. I called Kaiser and got the on-call doctor who was SHOCKED she didn't give me anything for pain. He immediately prescribed me Gapapentin (to calm my nerves and help my stinging skin) and Tramadol. The relief I felt within 30 minutes of taking these was practically life-saving. He comforted me and told me to "hang in there and call back if you need anything else". Soooo... Dr. Easter either LIED to me about Acyclovir including pain relief, or is a VERY poorly educated doctor. Neither of these is acceptable to me when my health and well-being is at stake. I emailed her and confronted her and she responded "glad to hear your pain has improved however sorry you weren't satisfied with the care you received". That's it. So please do not use this doctor. Clearly the other reviews here don't seem to show any positive things about her either.

Dr. Easter misdiagnosed my ovarian cyst after doing a pelvic exam, and stated that my pain over my hip bone was not coming from my ovary so that's why I didn't have a cyst, and she didn't feel one during the exam, but would order an ultra sound anyway. I have PCOS, have had two surgeries to remove endometriosis and a cyst, and an emergency surgery for a torsion for the same ovary. She made me feel like I was overreacting, and that my back pain was asymptomatic. I did the ultra sound, and what do you know, I have a cyst, and I'm still in pain, three weeks later. I called her office and was promised a call back for a discussion of my test results, instead I was sent an email of my results with a follow up ultra sound if pain persists. Because I have a history of this I know this is normal procedure, but I specifically wanted to speak with her about the possibility of this turning into another torsion. So I emailed her. I still have not had a response.

she seems nice enough, however, I have a series of health issues that have been managed. My physical health suffered under this doctor. she had no answers, solutions or remedies.